English Apples - Wild Seedlings

Apple trees, mainly seedlings of domestic apples, are found along the sides of many ancient roads. Most are unexceptional, but a few are good and worth preserving.

Here are pictures of apples found along the Fosse Way and elsewhere.

This page will be expanded as more pictures become available.


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Near Burford, Oxon. 4 Jan 05. "Burford Red". Good flavoured very late dessert apple; pale green flesh; scented.


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Near Burford, Oxon. 30 Dec 07. "Burford Yellow". Rather similar to MM106 in shape and size; a little drier and later. OK as crisp New year eating apple; not too acidic. Tree photographed in heavy rain.


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Found near Burford, Oxon. 30 Dec 07. Very sour, strong flavoured cooker; almost like a cider apple. "Burford Sour".




Witney: deerpark apple. Quite late; sometimes on tree in late Dec but usually ready early Nov. A little like Ribston but no russeting and smaller.




Witney: another apple near the old deer park. Six weeks later than the other apple; flavour fairly bland but firm and crisp at end-Dec.




Near Blackwell, Fosse Way. Similar to Claygate Permaine. Good flavour; crisp, ready end-Oct.




Near Blackwell, Fosse Way. Similar to Sturmer but earlier; ready end-Oct. Scented. Quite acidic but less so than Bramley; good crisp eater for Nov-Dec. Seems to be a heavy cropper. Yellow by end-Dec but still firm and good flavour.




Near Tredington, Fosse Way. Good firm, crisp eater of average flavour. Unscented; keeps well; ready end-Oct; stores well until end- Dec. Deep red at top of tree.


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"Highcross apple". Very late eating apple which stays on the tree until late Dec or early Jan. Similar to Annie Elizabeth. Photo 29 Dec 07. Third picture: same tree, later, in the winter sun.




Mere, near Zeals. "Mere Pippin". Subacid flavour; very late. Keeps well into the Spring.




Kegworth, Leics. Photo from Simon Chapman. Mid-Oct. No details on eating quality.

compiled by Nigel Deacon / Diversity website

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